Thill for wagons, carriages, &amp;c.



W. H. GOOLEY & H. E. MARKS.

THILL FOR WAGONS, GARRIAGES, 6m. APPLIOATI'ON FILED JUNE 27, 1997.

914,553. Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

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WILLIAM H. COOLEY, OF BROCKPORT, AND HERBERT E. MARKS, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.

THILL FOR WAGONS, CARRIAGES, &c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application led June 27, 1907. Serial No. 381,063.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM I-I. COOL-EY and HERBERT E. MARKS, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of Brockport, Monroe county, and Poughkeepsie, Dutchess county, State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Thill for lllagons, Carriages, &c., of which the following is specification.

The object of our present invention is to provide a construction for wagon thills in which the thills proper shall consist of two principal tubular elements, each integrally formed, with means for properly connecting such elements together; that is, the two shafts are formed integrally of one tube and the axle-engaging member is formed of another tube and such tubular elements are connected by clips adapted to securely hold them together in proper relation.

The accompanying drawings illustrating our invention are as follows Figure l is a top view and Fig. 2 is a side view of a pair of shafts or thills constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the parts taken along the line :vi/ of Fig. 1, while Figs. 4 and 5 are similar sections taken along the lines :v1-y1 and .r2-y2 of Fig. l.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings,-our thills are constructed as follows A is the tubular member bent up to the U form indicated and comprises the shafts proper, while B is also an integrally formed tube in the ends of which there are secured the eye pieces e adapted to engage and be secured within the usual clips on the front axle of the carriage or wagon by bolts in the usual way.

The sections a and Z) of the tubes A and B are flattened where they come together, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 8, and are secured together with their flat surfaces adjacent to each other by means of the encircling clip o, to which the usual whife-tree may be secured in any desired way. The tubular sections A and B are also secured together by means of the clips D having members d and (Z1 adapted to encircle the tubular members A and B respectively at the points indicated in Figs. l and 2, such clips D being formed, as clearlyindicated in Fig. 4, with engaging members extending outward tangentially, as indicated in dotted lines at Z3 in Fig. 4, while the parts are being inserted in place and then such member d is bent around the tube A and secured by means of rivets passing through the downwardly projecting flanges formed on the clip D and the encircling member cl. The clip D is similarly secured to the tube B by means of an encircling member d1. The portion Z2 of the clip D lying between the tubes B and A is formed, as indicated in Fig. 5, with a downwardly projecting member adapted to eX- tend downwardly and engage between the tubes B and A and is secured by means of rivets, as indicated in Fig. 5, to the flange on the under side of the clip D.

The eye pieces e are preferably fitted closely to the bore of the ends of the tubular members B and when inserted therein they may be secured by means of rivets or similar means.

The method of assembling of the parts of and of attaching and using our thills and the cooperation of the parts thereof it is believed are suficiently explained in the above description.

vWhat. we claim is l. A pair of thills for wagons, carriages, etc., comprising two main members of general U shape conformation, one of such members constituting the shafts proper and the other adapted at its ends to engage the clips on the frontaXle of the wagon, such U-shaped members having their central portions secured together by means of an encircling clamping member and being also secured together at their corners by means of connecting and bracing clips having members thereon adapted to engage around and be secured to such U-shaped members, such U-shapod members fiattened to present approximately plane adjacent surfaces.

2. A pair of thills for wagons, carriages etc., comprising' shafts integrally formed from a single tube bent to an elongated U- shape and an attaching and supporting member bent approximately to a shortened U-shape and having ends adapted to engage and be secured to the front axle of the wagon and means for rigidly securing such members together.

3. A pair of thills for wagons, carriages, etc., comprising' two main tubular members each one integrally formed and of general U-shape conformation, one of such members constituting theshafts proper and the other adapted to be secured to the front axle of the wagon, such U-shaped members secured together at their central .portion-s by :means of an encircling clamping member and at their dii/ergently'curved corners `.by `means of connectingV and bracing clips engaging around and secured to such 1U -shaped members.

4L. A pair of tlrills for Wagons, ycarriages etc., comprising two :main Itubular vmembers :each one integrally formed and of general U-shape conformation, `one of such members constituting the shafts proper .and the other :adapted to -be secured to -the front .axle fof `the wagon, such U-shaped .members secured together at their central portions Iby means 'of an encircling `clamping member and :at vtheir divergently curved corners by :means 1or' lconnecting and :bracing clips engaging around and secured to such U-shaped members, such jU-shaped members flattened to ,present approximately plane adjacent surfaces.

A pair of Kthills for Wagons, carriages, etc., comprising shafts integrally formed from a single tube bent to an elongated U- shape and an attaching and supporting rmember bent approximately to a shortened L,

U-shape and having curved ends adapted to be secured to the front axle of lthe Wagon and `means for fholding such integrally formed ;U-shapedfmembers together and ffor .preventing :a .bending movement or displacenient bet-Ween such members.

WM. H. COO'LEY. HERBERT E. MARKS.

Witnesses:

@enorm-fn F. Gunnar, Lorr'rin Woon. 

